<3 <3 diet coke. i went through a rough breakup with it after my senior year of high school, so i feel your pain...though it is quite yummy every once in awhile. (:

i totally second paige's motion, in that i think you should find something totally crazy random and awesome to bake it into. that would be SO COOL. and you could do it. obviously. because you're a culinary genius.

I drink a lot of diet soda, and a lot of coffee. I felt bad about it, but I have, in my life, quit smoking, I don't drink alcohol at all, I never do any kind of drugs unless they're prescribed, I only eat "sugared" cereal for breakfast on the weekends, I gave up my beloved Ramen noodles except 1 time per week, I have replaced "Doritos" with "Mini Wheats" and I mostly have ground turkey instead of ground beef.

There is a bin of baby carrots in my refrigerator that I snack on while I cook dinner.

I've GOT TO HAVE SOMETHING, and my diet soda and my coffee are it.

Plus, they just said drinking coffee makes you live longer, so maybe drinking ground up ladybug shells (I LOVE Diet Red Pop) will be even better?